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Keisuke Yamanami, the first vice commander, comes by for a visit and meets Tetsu, who favors him over Hijikata. Tetsu, while running an errand of picking up groceries for Ayumu, chances upon the mute girl from before, shyly revealing her name as Saya. He reminisces of when his father had told him that throwing a coin at the saisen from a greater distance would increase the chance of having his wishes granted. Saya then mentions that her parents were murdered, to which Tetsu empathizes the thought of the matter. However, Saya runs away in tears after Tetsu swears to avenge the deaths of his parents. Though Yamanami believes that Tetsu should remain as a page, Kondō considers that Tetsu should have his own sword and uniform.